Jung's Map of the Soul: An Introduction: 9780812693768

The "Jung's Art of the Soul" book is a comprehensive guide that provides readers with a solid grounding in the basic principles of Jung's analytical psychology, as well as illuminating insights into the workings of the human psyche.

This one-volume summary offers a cartographical metaphor of the title by exploring successively more complex areas of the psyche, including complexes, libido theory, shadow, anima/us, the self, individuation, and synchronicity.

The book presents a systematic framework of techniques for understanding the interconnectedness and coherence of Jung's mature work, while also demonstrating the intuitive sweep of Jung's approach to fathoming the mysteries of the individual and collective human psyche.

Despite acknowledging Jung's creative and intuitive approach, the author presents a solid case for the basic coherency and empirical underpinnings of his theory.

This book is eminently more accessible than most Jungian texts and will whet the appetite of those seeking to explore further into Jung's personal development in his quest for answers to life's enigmas.